Improvement in lasts



PATENT QEETCE.

.oEN o. TooT, 0E GLEAREIELD, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT INLAsTs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,338, dated January2, 1872 ;V antedated December 16, 18'7'1.

To all fwhom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN C. TOOT, of Clear- A field, in the county ofGleariield and State of means for fastening the instep-block in its seat011 top of the foot-block of'a shoeina-lrers last and it consists in theconstruction and novel arrangement of the fastening-button, now to bedescribed.

This fastening device or button consists of a rotating cylindrical body,a, through which the pivot-screw b passes, and the curved arm c, whichextends from the highest part ot the wall e of the countersink in thetop of the body a in a radial line outward and slightly upward, itsunder edge d taking the curve of the upper end h of the instep-block.The upper end of the journal a is beveled in such a manner that, whilethe countersink has little or no wall at one side, it has quite ahighwall on the other. The letter A of the drawing designates thefoot-block, and B the instepblock of the last. The brad which securesthe lower end of the instep-block is lettered m. The button C is pivotedto the foot-block by the screw b passing vertically into the upper face'u thereof in such a manner that the cylindrical exterior of the journala shall project somewhat beyond the straight angular corner u of thefoot-block toward the adjacent edge "w of the instep-block, in which acircular recess, a, is formed to receive the journal a, the said recessbeing made of the proper size to lit neatly the exterior of thesaidjournal. When the arm c of the button C is thrown forward upon theinstep-block it will eifectually pref vent vertical movement, while theengagement of the projectingportion of the journal a, with the recess ain the edge of the instepblock, will prevent lateral movementbetween thetwo blocks of the last. Vhen it is required to separate the blocks, inorder to get the last out of a boot or shoe, the arm c is turned to therear. This will bring the bevel of the countersink toward the recess a,and it will then be found that the beveled edgezhas the same inclinationas the bottom s of the recess in the top ot' the foot-block, in whichthe instepblock is seated. obstructions to the free passage of theinstepblock, which may now be drawn out readily from between .thefoot-block and the leather of the boot or shoe.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combina-tion, with the foot-block A and the instep-block B, recessedat a, of the button C, constructed with the journal a and the beveledtop z, substantially as specied.

In testimony that he claims the above he has hereunto subscribed hisname in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. TOOT.

Witnesses:

ISRAEL TEsT, AARON G. KRAMER.

Hence it presents no l

